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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honor medal over graft

File photo: Nicolas Sarkozy (AP) PARIS: France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state, it was announced on Sunday. The decision was made via a decree released in the Journal Officiel […]

Harvey Weinstein rape charge: New York judge declares mistrial after jury feud; conviction on Haley stands, retrial on Mann likely

A New York judge declared a mistrial Thursday on the remaining rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after a heated dispute inside the jury room prompted the jury foreperson to refuse further participation in deliberations.“Deliberations became heated to such a degree I am obligated to declare a mistrial on the one count on which you didn’t […]

Woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of rape describes their complex history

Harvey Weinstein, former co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., appears at Manhattan criminal court in New York, U.S, on Monday, May 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Jurors at Harvey Weinstein ‘s sex crimes retrial heard Monday from a woman who said her consensual relationship with the ex-movie mogul descended into rape. At times, “he validated […]

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers grill ex-model who says he sexually assaulted her in her teens

Kaja Sokola (Left) & Harvey Weinstein (AP) New York: Harvey Weinstein‘s lawyers sought Friday to raise doubts about an ex-model’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her in her teens, portraying her as a wannabe actor who tried to leverage the former studio boss.“You believed that if you had consensual sex with Mr Weinstein, you’d get […]

Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial opens with added allegations from a former model

Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations — plus a newly added claim from a former model. For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola and detailed her account of what unfolded between her and the Oscar-winning movie producer in the […]

Nine jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during MeToo retrial

Harvey Weinstein. File | Photo Credit: AP Nine jurors were picked on Wednesday (April 16, 2025) on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s Me Too rape retrial. At the same time, the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers asked a judge to allow him to spend his nights at a New York City hospital […]